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microdialect

noun

Etymology

From micro- + dialect.

  1. derived from διάλεκτος
  2. derived from dialectos
  3. derived from dialecte
  4. prefixed as microdialect — “micro + dialect”

Definitions

  1. A unique dialect, language system, or jargon used in a very small geographical region or…

    A unique dialect, language system, or jargon used in a very small geographical region or by a very small number of individuals, like a couple, family, or community; marked by shared, private words, phrases, and grammatical quirks.

    • Near-synonyms: familect, familiolect

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for microdialect. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA